We are trying to utilize intelligence to find out the supreme cause, the Supreme, with whom we are very intimately related. Because we are part and parcel. The same example: Just like this finger is very intimately related with this body. But if it is separated, it has no value. But again if there is possibility to join this finger with this body, then again it begins its value. That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. We are now separated from Kṛṣṇa. We have forgotten Kṛṣṇa. This is our position. Although I'm intelligent, very intelligent, so-called intelligent for eating or sleeping or for having sex life intelligence . . . just like they're . . . the scientists are applying intelligence for abortion. What is this intelligence? To give facility sex life, that's all. What is this intelligence? Killing the poor child within the womb, is that very good intelligence? No. But that intelligence is for giving facility to sex life. That's all.
They are so-called scientists, intelligence. What is that intelligence? Discover atomic bomb. What is the effect? To kill. But they are dying, what is the credit for you? They're already dying, naturally dying, dying out of want for food, dying in famine, in pestilence. Then what you have discovered? This is called intelligence. This intelligence is described in the Bhagavad-gītā, māyayāpahṛta-jñānāḥ (BG 7.15). They are advertising themselves as intelligent, but real intelligence is taken away. Real intelligence is that we are advancing in science, in education, in motorcars and . . . motorcars, everything, but where is our peace? Where is śānti? That is intelligence.
That intelligence must be utilized to find out where is really śānti, peace. That is intelligence. That is described, sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhokṣaje, yenātmā suprasīdati (SB 1.2.6). If you want actually peace, then your intelligence should be utilized for searching out the Supreme and your relationship with Him. As soon as you find out . . . just like you have lost your father, if you find out your father, immediately your relationship with father is revived. There is no question: "Here is my father," and father says: "Here is my son." Because the relationship is very intimate. A son may go out for years together, but as soon as he comes back home, he sees his father, mother, and that original intimacy immediately revived.
So we have got that intimate relation. So when we come to that position to understand our intimate relationship with God, or Kṛṣṇa, that is called svarūpa-siddhi. Svarūpa-siddhi. Svarūpa-siddhi means realization of perfection. Svarūpa-siddhi. So here Sūta Gosvāmī says, sauhārdena gāḍhena, śānta. If an old friend meets another old friend, they become very much delighted. Similarly, if the father meets the lost child, he becomes very delighted and the child also becomes delighted. The husband, wife separated, again they meet, so they become very delighted. It is quite natural. The master and servant, after many, many years if they again meet, they become very delighted.
So we have got our relationship with Kṛṣṇa in so many ways—śānta, dāsya, sākhya, vātsalya, mādhurya. Śānta, śānta means neutral: simply to understand the Supreme. Dāsya means a step forward. Just like we say: "God is great." That is śānta, to appreciate the greatness of God. But there is no activity. But when you go step forward that, "God is great, so I am serving so many society, friendship, love, cats, dogs, and so many I'm loving. Why not let me love the greatest?" that is called dāsya. Simply to realize God is great, that is also very good. But when you voluntarily go forward, "Now why not serve the great?" Just like from ordinary service, those who are engaged in service, they want to try to change from the inferior service to the superior service. Service is there, but superior service is somebody gets government service. He thinks it is very nice. So similarly, as we serve, when we desire to serve the great, that will give us peacefulness. That is called śānta, dāsya.
Then service with friendship. Service, master and servant giving service, but when the servant becomes very intimate there is friendship. I've seen it practically in Calcutta. The Dr. Bose, his driver was his best friend. When he would sit on the car, he would talk all his mind with the driver. So this driver, he became his intimate friend. All confidential talks with driver. It happens so. If the servant becomes very confidential, the master discloses his mind. He talks with him what to do. So this is called platform of friendship. And again further advancement . . . just like relationship with father and son, mother and son, this is called vātsalya and, at last, conjugal love. So in this way we are related with Kṛṣṇa some way or other—in veneration, in servitude, as friend, as paternal affection or as conjugal lover. You see? So we have to revive that. And as soon as you revive any one of them, intimacy, then we become happy, because that is eternal. The same example . . . the finger, so long is separated, it is not happy. As soon as it is joined, it is happy. Similarly, we have got our eternal relationship with Kṛṣṇa. Now we are separated, but as soon as we join with Him, again we become yenātmā samprasīdati.
Therefore Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is beneficial for everyone, just to try to revive your original consciousness. That is already there, nitya-siddha kṛṣṇa-bhakti (CC Madhya 22.107). Our Kṛṣṇa consciousness is eternally a fact. Otherwise you European, American boys and girls, you, three or four years ago, you did not know what is Kṛṣṇa. Why you are so much attached to Kṛṣṇa? Why you are attached? Unless you are attached to Kṛṣṇa, you cannot sacrifice your valuable time in this temple or for preaching Kṛṣṇa's glory. You have developed a love for Kṛṣṇa. Otherwise, nobody is so fool that he'll wasting time. No. How it is possible? One may say that "Kṛṣṇa is Indian. Kṛṣṇa is Hindu. So why the Christians are interested in the Hindu?" No. Kṛṣṇa is neither Hindu nor Muslim nor Christian. Kṛṣṇa is Kṛṣṇa. And you are part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa. This understanding—"I'm Hindu," "I'm Muslim," "I'm Christian," "I'm American," "I'm Indian"—these are all designations. Actually I am spirit soul, ahaṁ brahmāsmi. And Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Brahman, paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān (BG 10.12).
So we have got intimate relationship with Kṛṣṇa. That is eternally fact. Simply we have to revive. Śravaṇādi-śuddha-citte karaye udaya (CC Madhya 22.107). We have to create. Just like the young man likes to love a young woman and the young woman likes to love a young man. That is natural. That is natural. But when they meet together, it is revived. It is not that something new imposition. It is there. But by chance or anyway, when they are in contact, the loving propensity increases. The love increases. So our relationship with Kṛṣṇa, that is natural. That is not unnatural. Nitya-siddha. Nitya-siddha means it is eternally fact. Simply it is covered. It is covered. That covering has to be taken away. Then we are immediately in relationship with Kṛṣṇa, in natural way. That is perfection of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
So here it is said that sauhārdena ati-gāḍhena. Gāḍhena, very deep. There are different types of sauhārga, friendship, but there is very intimate, deep friendship. So as soon as we revive our Kṛṣṇa consciousness, our deep relationship with Kṛṣṇa as servant, as friend, as paternal relationship or conjugal love . . . that is already there. Just like this finger. Finger has got already its place. It is separated. But if there is any physician or surgeon, he can simply put exactly on the place, then it works, immediately. Immediately works. So similarly, we have to place ourself exactly in the position in which we are related with Kṛṣṇa. Then our life is successful, immediately. Immediately successful. Nitya-siddha kṛṣṇa-bhakti sādhya kabhu naya, śravaṇādi . . . and that can be accomplished beginning with hearing. Hearing. This is the beginning. We are inviting persons to come to hear about Kṛṣṇa from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, from Bhagavad-gītā. These are called kṛṣṇa-kathā, kṛṣṇa-kathā, the message of Kṛṣṇa or the words of Kṛṣṇa.